How Fermented Foods and Probiotic Supplements Can Help Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain

How Fermented Foods and Probiotic Supplements Can Help Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain

by | Mar 18, 2015 | Article, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Digestive Health, Endometriosis, Functional Nutrition, Gluten Free, Gut Health, Integrative Nutrition, Pelvic Health, Recipes

There is a growing understanding that the microbial composition of the digestive system, urogenital system, and urine of women with pelvic pain conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), interstitial cystitis (IC), and chronic yeast infections varies from...
THE Chicken Soup for Women Recovering from Birth or Surgery

THE Chicken Soup for Women Recovering from Birth or Surgery

by | Mar 9, 2015 | Article, Back Pain, Breastfeeding, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Gut Health, Hormone Balance, Pelvic Health, Postnatal Recovery, Pregnancy, Recipes, Reproductive Health

Recovery from birth or surgery both require similar care for the soft tissue to regain it’s strength.  Collagen is important for healing from surgical incisions, C-section incisions, and episiotomies or tears.  Collagen is also essential for maintaining bone...
Is There a Link between Candida and Pelvic Pain?

Is There a Link between Candida and Pelvic Pain?

by | Jul 29, 2013 | Article, Clinician Resources, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Gluten Free, Gut Health, Hormone Balance, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy

Your new patient comes in with complaints of vulvar, vaginal or pelvic pain, reporting that “just before all of this started, I had several yeast infections…” She goes on to say that the yeast may or may not have been confirmed, but she was treated...